Notifications stopped appearing on main page icons

[Android Central Question]

Had secondhand phone for 4 weeks, Notifications were appearing on main icons, only one working now is emails,but Facebook, Messenger, and whats app show no messages at all, have tried all settings I can think of including the settings on facebook itself

 

[Javier P]

Welcome to the forums. These notifications/badges are controlled by the launcher. Which phone do you have?

 

[wave129]

Notification message numbers stopped working on main screen icons Alcatel U5, Android 7